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 Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:33 pm
((Okay, so this takes place in a mall ( a very generic, american mall). Pre-island.))
How could women go shopping for hours without losing their minds? Michel glared at the row of shirts in front of him, secretly wishing for them to burn...or blow up...or something violent like that. How had Janine talked him into buying Katherine a present all by himself? He had been in the mall for hours, desperately trying to find something his adopted mother would like before her suprise birthday tomorrow. He finally got so frustrated that he kicked the stupid rack, causing several shirts to fall down noisily and immense pain to his foot. He swore out loud.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:39 pm
Colette rasied an eyebrow as she looked up from the Lego kit manuel she was reading over to make sure that everything was ok with it and sighed when she saw the guy. "Are you all right?" she asked as she began to stuff the manuel into one of her mnay coat pockets.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:50 pm
Michel looked over, embarrassed, to the woman standing several feet away from him. "Uh...yeah, I'm fine." He paused, chuckling nervously. "Well, actually, I'm looking for a gift, for my mother. And to be honest, I'm a bit useless when it comes to shopping for clothes." He shrugged his shoulders, not so embarrassed now but in a 'oh well' sort of fashion.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:54 pm
"Hmmm.... Did you think that she might not want clothes?" Colette asked as she looked up at him. She yawned and then crossed her arms.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:08 pm
"Well, um...she's a girl and uh, girls like clothes...right?" He weakly grinned at his lame excuse, feeling very small in front of this woman, even though she was several inches shorter than he. She reminded him of his mom, actually; very patronizing. Just the way she said made shrink.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:13 pm
Colette laughed at his comment. She shook her head as she smiled. "Not quite.. What dose she like?.. I mean.. What kind of hoobies dose she have?" Colette said, being friendly.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:25 pm
Michel knew exactly how to answer this question. "She likes sparkly things." He said, braking out into a grin as he imagined the house, decked out with the little knick knacks, random geodes, and wind chimes that Jules and Katherine had gotten on their travels. "Actually, I have three sisters, and none of them would b e able to live without their wardrobes! Me and my little brother, Clément, we used to tease them all the time."
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:30 pm
Colette nodded. "I know the place...Come one; This way.. Ah.. I am Colette by the way," she said with a small smile as she pushed the brim of her hat up a bit.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:51 pm
"Hey, uh, thanks a lot for the help. I'm Michel and I'm pretty hopeless when it comes to buying gifts." He said. Suddenly, he noticed her accent. " Colette, your french right?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:49 pm
"Ah.. No problem. And yes.. I am french," she repiled with a small smile on her face. "Nice to meet you Michel.."
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:07 pm
"You too. You know, I was born in France, I moved here when was about 10, I think." He walked in silence for a while, unable to think of anything else to say. "So, you know where I can find something sparkly?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:15 pm
Colette nodded. "Yup," she said as she walked into another store. "Hmm.. Just what kind of sparkly?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:21 pm
"You know, your basic generic gemstone or necklace or ring or any other kind of jewelry. She likes those rock things too...with the crystals inside...geodes or whatever. My mom, Katherine, she's not all that picky." He laughed at the last sentence, remembering how Jules would always whine and complain about how his house was full of junk but let her keep the stuff anyways. "So, Colette, what're you doing at the mall?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:24 pm
"Ah.. OK then.. And I am here because I get kit ideas," Colette said as she began to walk towards another part of the store.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:29 pm
"Like legos? Or building stuff? That's pretty neat, I wish I could do stuff like that. I mean, the architect in my family would be Clément." He looked around the store, paying especially close attention to the jewelry. "When did you move to the US?"
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